Brief: 'Horns, Sooners discuss staying at Cotton Bowl

Posted: Friday, February 14, 2003

The Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) - Discussions to keep Texas and Oklahoma playing their annual football game in the Cotton Bowl continued Thursday, the latest deadline for the schools to opt out of a contract that keeps the game in Dallas.

The contract for the Red River Shootout, which has been played on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas since 1929, runs for four more years.

But the option for either school to get out of the deal expires Thursday, state fair spokeswoman Nancy Wiley said.

The schools can exercise the option, amend the contract, continue the agreement or extend the deadline, she said.

She declined to discuss specifics of a proposal sent to the schools Wednesday.

"We're kind of waiting for their response," Wiley said. "It's kind of in their court."